Black Daruma
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36% Critic Match

Black Daruma

Real men make their own luck

3.6 / 10 2023 1h 16mNC-17 English
HorrorDramaComedy

Storyline

All filmed from the warped perspective of a doll, Black Daruma is a dark-humoured psychological horror film about an unemployed man who buys a Japanese 'luck doll' to improve his fortunes, only for his life to unravel in disturbing ways.

Cast & Crew

RG

Richard Galloway

Ryan

Lead
LO

Louise O'Leary

Louise

JH

Julie Higginson

Sheryl

DC

David Castleford

Alan

RM

Ross Marshall

Darren

RL

Ruth Langrick

Michelle

MP

Madeline Percival

Staff Member

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Toby Watts's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Black Daruma is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker